Russell Haigh

Simon’s memorial pub crawl around Dorking went fabulously, thanks to everyone who turned up to toast our boy and play the drinking games. Some great value entertainment was provided by everyone who were caught out by the ever more difficult and random rules - you know who you are!

Thanks to Tony Ivey, who went all the way to Menorca to get Russ a signed cricket bat. It will be displayed alongside Russell’s personal bat in the cricket club house, with a plaque in his memory.

Newdigate Cricket club presented awards after holding their inaugural annual golf tournament in memory of Russell. Read on to find out who the winners were and how to take part next year..

Chris Haigh presents award

The inuagural NCC Golf Tournament was held on 20th November, at Rusper Golf Club.

It started off at 12 for beers and food in the Club House, 27 people teed off and 24 completed the round. The non finishers blamed “Snow” for their failure! Which as unbelievable as it sounds was actually quite heavy!!

Winners are as follows:
The “Closest to the Pin” competion was won by James Penfold who shot within 1ft of the hole, and the “longest drive” was won by Martin Clabby. The overall competition was tied between Martin Clabby and Jacos Van de Werve with a net score of 41 (3 over for nine holes). The tie was decided by a “Putt off” competition at the evening cricket club dinner dance with Martin eventually winning the Russell Haigh Memorial Trophy.

The Trophy was presented to Martin by Chris Haigh (see photo).

Next year has already been booked for the 19th November 2005, same time same place. Any entries or enquiries to Simon Capel or Jim Penfold.

Chris has been given a lovely 10 year old, home grown, oak sapling by his friend Phil Faulkner (the “Dashing Donny Osmond”).

Rusper Golf Club have agreed to plant the sapling in the most awkward of dog-legs, exactly what Russ would have wanted!